2011-10-01 - London to St Margarets

****DATE CHANGE****

going to have to change the date to the following:

01/10/11
that's the saturday.

i hope all who are on the list can make the change to.

apologies.

right then.

i have too many plans across the rest of the summer to get on any long rides and i need something to look forward too.
so with this in mind i'm planning an autumnal jaunt down to the coast.

this route has been run before and it's top notch.
i took the same trip down to dover last year.
it's worth it just to cross the medway bridge, admittedly not on the m2 just next to it.

there are hills, as i remember quite a few but mainly rolling.
i will be taking gears as i have a new bike, i rode it fixed last time out with no problems.

this will be october so it might be chilly, it will most likely be pissing it down with rain.
after the last brighton run i did that could make it quite fun!

our destination in st margarets is the pub on the front in the bay.
it's then a 5 mile pootle back to dover to take the train back to london.

**Departure will be 8am from the junction of Sandgate Street and the Old Kent Road. Sandgate street is a quiet road with a good bit of pavement so we should not get in the way of anybody. **

pace will likely be around 16mph on average with at least 1 pub stop on route for lunch.
ride time with stops should be 7-8 hours.

this ride will suit those who have ventured far before, not one to pop your long distance cherry.

it's 87 mile from elephant to the pub with an extra 5 to the train station.

usual ride notes will follow.

http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=295298

who's in?

original route and plan from ma3k. thank you.
http://www.lfgss.com/thread21916.html

lets have a list.

1. steve
   

I'll have myself a piece of this.

That Brighton ride was amazing fun. I remember having to shut my eyes on the downhills because the rain was stinging too much!

1. steve
   
2. Daniel
   

I remember having to shut my eyes on the downhills

^ this is not recommended kids.

http://www.elitepubs.com/the_dirtyhabit/

this pub is near as damn it half way so we'll stop here for food and beer.

1. steve
   
2. Daniel
   
3. joe
   

^ this is not recommended kids.

says captain sensible cough unclipsdownhill

1. steve
   
2. Daniel
   
3. joe
   
4. Si
   

Daytime rides to the coast are so much less knackering than overnight ones. In.

1. steve
   
2. Daniel
   
3. joe
   
4. Si
   
5. itsbruce
   

unclipsdownhill

^ this was not the problem.
getting my feet back on was!

How could I say no to this?

1. steve
   
2. Daniel
   
3. joe
   
4. Si
   
5. itsbruce
   
6. Daniel #2
   

Looks good, in. Will be fixed, because the only gears I have are worn sprockets in the bottom of a tool box.

1. steve
   
2. Daniel
   
3. joe
   
4. Si
   
5. itsbruce
   
6. Daniel #2
   
7. upstart and upstart's geary friend
   

1. steve
   
2. Daniel
   
3. joe
   
4. Si
   
5. itsbruce
   
6. Daniel #2
   
7. upstart and upstart's geary friend
   
8. Samuelson
   

Not enough long rides done this summer, + for the confusion of telling people I'm riding to St. Margarets (just across the river from where I live!)

1. steve
   
2. Daniel
   
3. joe
   
4. Si
   
5. itsbruce
   
6. Daniel #2
   
7. upstart and upstart's geary friend
   
8. Samuelson
   
9. Branwen
   

In, with gears. Provided it's not pissing down and there's no films that day at the bicycle film fest that I can't miss....

1. steve
   
2. Daniel
   
3. joe
   
4. Si
   
5. itsbruce
   
6. Daniel #2
   
7. upstart and upstart's geary friend
   
8. Samuelson
   
9. Branwen
   
10. ms.chris
    

please see OP.

There is a date change to the following:

01/10/2011

thread title still says 8th

No it doesn't.

2011-10-01 - London to St Margarets

ha

1. steve
   
2. Daniel
   
3. joe
   
4. Si
   
5. itsbruce
   
6. Daniel #2
   
7. upstart and upstart's geary friend
   
8. Samuelson
   
9. Branwen
   
10. ms.chris
    
11. Thomas.pt , potentially.
    

No it doesn't.

2011-10-01 - London to St Margarets

thanking you kindly sir.

1. steve
   
2. Daniel
   
3. 
   
4. Si
   
5. itsbruce
   
6. Daniel #2
   
7. upstart and upstart's geary friend
   
8. Samuelson
   
9. Branwen
   
10. ms.chris
    
11. Thomas.pt , potentially
    
    

I am away riding in the alps pyreness on this date... catch you all on the next one.

gutting.

sorry to move it joe.

^ this was not the problem.
getting my feet back on was!

Closing my eyes wasn't the problem, not being able to see where I was going was!

nowhere near the alps this day so I'll take smifffy's place

1. steve
   
2. Daniel
   
3. ian (conker)
   
4. Si
   
5. itsbruce
   
6. Daniel #2
   
7. upstart and upstart's geary friend
   
8. Samuelson
   
9. Branwen
   
10. ms.chris
    
11. Thomas.pt , potentially
    

In

1. steve
   
2. Daniel
   
3. ian (conker)
   
4. Si
   
5. itsbruce
   
6. Daniel #2
   
7. upstart and upstart's geary friend
   
8. Samuelson
   
9. Branwen
   
10. ms.chris
    
11. Thomas.pt , potentially
    
12. Rossi75